Rawi Hage quotes

In cities it is useless to look at the stars or to describe them, worship them, or seek direction from them. When lost, one should follow the tracks of the camels. (Rawi Hage)
Never underestimate a clown with a book. View quote
Rawi Hage
...The responsibility, the burden, is much heavier for us. If we don't exercise our collective imagination-and not just documentation -we'll always be at a certain disadvantage. I think what literature could provide us with is showing other possibilities. What I fear most is homogeneity. View quote
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...When I recall the war, I recall it in images, not verbally or by text. That's what really comes to me: fragmented images, much like photographs... View quote
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...I have to be in this frame of mind where I'm feeling pity for myself, and feeling pity for the world. Once I've attained the summit of this, then I have to sit down and write... View quote
Rawi Hage